Also known as G-2, the War Department's Military Intelligence Service. The Intelligence Branch of the old MID became the MIS in March 1942 and assumed principal responsibility for collecting, evaluating, and disseminating intelligence information. Additional changes followed during the war, so that by 1944 MIS consisted of the following major components: 1) Information Group 2) Intelligence Group; 3) Administrative Group; and, 4) Counterintelligence Group.

Management Indicator Species. A plant or animal species selected to represent a particular ecological niche because of its habitat needs. Managers select indicator species from a wide range of habitat niches to assess the impacts of logging or other activities on wildlife.

"Management of Information Services" MIS is the designation for the field of computer solutions internal to an organisation. An MIS department is typically responsible for administering the computer hardware, software, and networking within a company or group.

Military Intelligence Service. A U.S. Army branch in which many Japanese Americans served during World War II, utilizing their language skills in the Pacific War. Japanese American soldiers in the MIS translated enemy documents, interrogated Japanese prisoners of war, intercepted enemy communication, and persuaded enemy units to surrender.

A wildlife species whose population will indicate the health of the ecosystem in which it lives and, consequently, the effects of forest management activities to that ecosystem. MIS species are selected by land management agencies. (See indicator species). ( FS People's Glossary of Eco Mgmt Terms)

The basic meaning of the prefix mis- is “bad; badly; wrong; wrongly.” Thus misfortune means “bad fortune” and misbehave means “to behave badly.” Likewise, a misdeed is “a wrong deed” and misdo means “to do wrongly.” Mis- forms compounds primarily by attaching to verbs: mishear, misremember. Mis- also frequently forms compounds by attaching to nouns that come from verbs: miscalculation, mismanagement, mispronunciation. The prefix mis- can be traced back to Old English. Another mis- is a variant of miso-, discussed below.

Minimally invasive surgery. A procedure carried out by a surgeon through a small incision using specialized equipment and endoscopic , or other visualization techniques not requiring direct access. In cardiology, this refers to procedures that do not require large chest incisions or opening of the sternum.

The science (?) of collecting and shaping information in such a way that managers see enough (and not too much) information to make decisions. Information can for example be transformed to a chart, which makes it easier to read.

A standard phrase usually referring to a data management and/or reporting system. The State Chancellor's Office for the California Community Colleges requires all its colleges each semester to submit tapes with student, course, and student services data.

Graduate program earning a Masters degree in Library/Media or Library and Information Science from a university accredited by the Association of Schools & Colleges and the American Library Association.